Parthenon Marbles Lord Elgin
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Parthenon marbles lord elgin. Lord elgin s goal was to inject britain with what was left of the culture of the ancient greeks and raise the standards of his society. The elgin marbles. The controversial history of the parthenon sculptures by w st clair oxford 1998 the acropolis. Thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin and 11th earl of kincardine ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants. Lord elgin a staunch patriot had turned down lucrative offers from other governments for the treasures and argued all along that the marbles would add luster to britain s imperial image. Global fame local claim by e yalouri berg 2001 links. Lord elgin and the marbles.
At its broadest the term elgin marbles refers to a collection of stone sculptures and architectural pieces which thomas bruce seventh lord elgin gathered during his service as ambassador to the court of the ottoman sultan in istanbul. When lord elgin removed the sculptures athens was under the control of the ottoman empire and had been for more than 300 years. The parthenon marbles greek. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. In practice the term is commonly used to refer to the stone objects he gathered an official greek website prefers looted from. Clearly his purpose was a noble one and he would have been unhappy had he known that he would be regarded in the future as the perpetrator of one of the biggest heists in history. The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.
20 july 1766 14 november 1841 was a scottish nobleman soldier politician and diplomat known primarily for the controversial removal of marble sculptures also known as the elgin marbles from the parthenon in athens.